Business Politics The Bond Market’s Uncomfortable Truth: Tariff Inflation and the Fed’s Shrinking Room to Manoeuvre April 2, 2026 Fixed income markets entered April 2026 carrying a contradiction: rate cut expectations that were priced in throughout 2025 are now colliding with a tariff-driven inflation risk that the Federal Reserve…
Business Politics Tariff-Driven Sector Rotation: Where the Smart Money Is Moving After Liberation Day April 2, 2026 Tariff regimes do not affect all equities equally — they rotate capital. The implementation of sweeping new US import duties on April 2, 2026 is not just a macroeconomic event;…
Business Politics Liberation Day Tariffs: What April 2nd’s Sweeping Import Duties Mean for the US Economy April 2, 2026 April 2, 2026 marks what the White House has labelled “Liberation Day” — the effective date for a sweeping new tariff structure targeting imports from dozens of trading partners. The…
Business SPACs in 2026: After the Bust, a More Disciplined Market Emerges April 2, 2026 The SPAC market in 2026 looks nothing like its 2020–2021 fever peak — and that is precisely why it deserves a fresh look. After a brutal correction that wiped out…
Business Rivian, Hain Celestial, and Fluence Energy: Three Contrarian Positions Worth a Closer Look in 2026 April 2, 2026 Three stocks — one EV upstart, one struggling consumer health brand, and one clean energy play that flew too high — are telling a nuanced story about where contrarian value…
Business Politics World Brazil’s Banco Master Collapse: How a $10 Billion Fraud Unraveled From the Inside April 2, 2026 The most expensive banking scandal in Brazilian history did not begin with a single act of deception — it was engineered through a methodical reclassification of assets that masked a…
Business Politics World Romania Burns €1 Billion to Hold Its Currency — And the Real Crisis Hasn’t Even Started April 2, 2026 Romania’s central bank quietly spent more than €1 billion ($1.2 billion) in March propping up the leu — and the fact that this intervention went largely unnoticed in Western financial…
Business Technology The Inference Inflection Point: Why AI’s Hardware War Is Quietly Shifting Ground April 2, 2026 The dominant narrative around AI hardware has always orbited training — the brute-force, energy-intensive process of building massive models. But in April 2026, the real battleground has moved decisively downstream:…
Business Marks & Spencer to ditch plastic bags in all stores September 15, 2023 Marks & Spencer is swapping plastic bags for paper ones across all of its stores following a successful trial. The retailer has become the latest chain to opt for the…
Business Inflation hits John Lewis transformation timetable but half year losses ease September 14, 2023 The John Lewis Partnership (JLP) has revealed its transformation plan will take two more years to complete than expected, while revealing a fall in losses over the first half of…
Business Apple reveals iPhone 15 with USB-C charging port September 12, 2023 Apple has announced its new iPhone 15 range with a USB-C charging port, ditching its lightning standard to comply with EU rules. It marks the first time since 2012 that…
Business Gold mine at risk of plunging into administration September 12, 2023 The owner of Scotland’s only commercial gold mine has warned it is at risk of plunging into administration. Scotgold Resources has suspended trading in its shares on the London Stock…
Business BMW, Wilko and growth in the health and beauty sector September 11, 2023 Ian King and Sky’s business correspondent Paul Kelso discuss BMW’s plan to build its next-generation electric Mini in Oxford. As a rescue deal to buy some Wilko stores collapses, Ian…
Business China iPhone curbs take £160bn bite out of Apple September 8, 2023 Apple has seen around $200bn (£160bn) wiped off its value after China extended its curbs on iPhone use by government workers. Shares in the tech giant have tumbled by 6.4%…
Business Energy firm boss defends profits as charities predict tough winter for families September 6, 2023 The boss of the UK’s largest household energy supplier has been forced to defend record profits amid warnings of worse times ahead for household bills this winter. In evidence to…
Business Investment in Port Talbot cannot come soon enough, but it might be the last roll of the dice September 2, 2023 Sajid Javid, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Greg Clark, Rishi Sunak, Grant Shapps and Kemi Badenoch: the list of Tory chancellors and business secretaries who have sought to unlock the puzzle of the…
Business Mortgage approvals drop in further sign of housing market slowdown August 30, 2023 Mortgage approvals dropped almost 10% last month, new Bank of England figures show. The net decrease – from 54,600 in June to 49,400 in July – is a five-month low…
Business Acupuncture advert banned over long COVID claim August 29, 2023 Adverts for acupuncture and craniosacral therapy have been banned for making misleading claims about the treatment of long COVID. A paid-for Facebook ad and an Instagram post for Jo Llewellyn,…
Business Food prices still rising faster than wages although overall rate of retail inflation falls August 29, 2023 Food prices are still rising faster than wages, new data has shown. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) reported overall food inflation rose 11.6% in August, down from 14.3% in July.…
Business Energy price cap falls – but Ofgem boss says it would be ‘helpful’ if govt brings back support for families August 25, 2023 The energy regulator has confirmed a cut to its price cap that will see average household bills come down this autumn, as experts continue to warn of hikes to come…